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“My yoga journey started with a very awkward yoga class. I was anxious because yoga was a total incognita to me. It had never been on my fitness radar before. I didn’t know at all what to expect. [...] My introduction to the Sun Salutation was such a frustrating experience, that I was very close to giving it up and walking away before the end of the class. The physical aspect of that first yoga class was quite frustrating and traumatic for my ego. I felt like a rusty skeleton. I could not get over the fact that with all the hours in the gym every day I was so stiff. Even with all the swimming, cardio-fitness and weight lifting, I did not have enough flexibility or balance. Not to mention the lack of coordination to follow sequential movements, like in choreography.”

“My first yoga experience was initiated by a close friend. One rainy evening, she asked me to join her at a new studio in Vancouver, Canada. I was very hesitant and had previously made up my mind that I didn't like yoga. She asked me several times to go, and mostly to support her, I attended. When I arrived at the building, it wasn't what I expected. I had to ring a buzzer, walk through a courtyard, up some stairs, and finally to a door with just a number on it. Upon entering, the smell of burning incense tickled my nose and I saw some mystical statues and photos looking back at me. I was greeted by her partner, who I knew as a boat-loving Vancouverite, but what I didn't know, was that he was also a yoga instructor. He introduced me to yoga that evening.”